Samuel J. Wurzelbacher

Politician

1973 –

17

Who is Samuel J. Wurzelbacher?

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, better known by the nickname "Joe the Plumber", is an American conservative activist and commentator. He gained national attention during the 2008 U.S. presidential election when, during a videotaped campaign stop in Ohio by then Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama, Wurzelbacher asked Obama about his small business tax policy. Obama's response included the statement, "when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." Obama's response was seized upon by conservative media, as well as by Obama's rival, Republican nominee Senator John McCain, as an indication that Obama was interested in the redistribution of wealth and had a socialist view of the economy. Wurzelbacher is a member of the Republican Party.

Since he expressed to then Senator Obama that he was interested in purchasing a small plumbing business, Wurzelbacher was given the moniker "Joe the Plumber" by the McCain–Palin campaign. The campaign subsequently took him to make several appearances in campaign events in Ohio and McCain often referenced "Joe the Plumber" in campaign speeches and in the final presidential debate, as a metaphor for middle-class Americans.

Famous Quotes:

  • You know, I’ve always wanted to ask one of these guys a question and really corner them and get them to answer a question for once instead of tap dancing around it. And unfortunately I asked the question, but I still got a tap dance. Almost as good as Sammy Davis Jr.

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Born
Dec 3, 1973
Toledo
Also known as
  • Joe Worzelbacher
  • Joseph Worzelbacher
  • Joe the Plumber
  • Samuel Joseph Worzelbacher
  • Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher
  • Joseph Wurzelbacher
  • Samuel Wurzelbacher
Ethnicity
  • White people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Employment
  • Newell Plumbing and Heating
    (2002 - )
Lived in
  • Toledo
  • North Pole
    (1992/09 - 1993/07)
  • Mesa
  • Tucson

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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